[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69934-69935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22854]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Submission of Conservation Efforts to Make Listings 
Unnecessary Under the Endangered Species Act.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0466.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3,300.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Average Hours per Response: Reports, 80 hours; monitoring, 320 
hours, agreement development, 2,500 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is based on National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
policy on the criteria the Services use to evaluate conservation 
efforts by states and other non-Federal entities. The NMFS take

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these efforts into account when making decisions on whether to list a 
species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. 
The efforts usually involve the development of a conservation plan or 
agreement, procedures for monitoring the effectiveness of the plan or 
agreement, and an annual report.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government; business or 
other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 14, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-22854 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]
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